There is no question that racism violates human rights. Whether conscious or unconscious, subtle or overt, it diminishes human dignity and it erodes democracy.
New data released today in the Federal Housing Advocate’s 2022–2023 Annual Report illustrates that unaffordability and a lack of housing options were the top systemic housing issues reported by people across Canada.
I applaud Justice Canada’s release of the United Nations Declaration Act Action Plan. I see this as a hopeful step on the path to reconciliation and improving the human right to adequate housing for Indigenous peoples.
The Canadian Human Rights Commission applauds Justice Canada's release of the United Nations Declaration Act Action Plan. We hope this will be a positive step toward co-creating a better relationship between the Government of Canada and Indigenous peoples.
I write to express my grave concern with the motion carried at Barrie City Council on May 17, 2023 directing staff to use changes to the City’s By-laws in order to prohibit the use or distribution of tents or tarps in public parks or on public lands without a permit and to prohibit the distribution of food and grocery products in public spaces without the use of a permit.
The CHRC welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Bill C-15). The CHRC strongly supports the expeditious passage of Bill C-15.
Today, Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle made a request to the National Housing Council to launch a review panel on the failure to prevent and eliminate homelessness amongst women and gender-diverse people, particularly Indigenous women, gender-diverse, and Two-Spirit people.
I write to express my grave concerns about the plan reported in the media to escalate the decampment of East Hastings Street.
I write to express my grave concerns about the new bylaw under consideration by City Council to establish a centralized homeless encampment at Moccasin Flats.